Beauty Make-up program - 3 months
Artistic Make-up program - 9 months
Special CIDESCO program - (9 months + CIDESCO)
Intensive training programs
Special Effects program
Studio Hair styling program
Manicure Art program
3 months
DAY CLASSES: Reference D M 3 S
Preparing the skin for make-up application
An initiation to Make-up artistry:
- The different techniques used for preparing the skin
· Corrective make-up for the lips
· Corrective make-up for the eyebrows
· The different techniques used for eye make-up
· Blush
Daytime and evening make-up
Study of face shapes and bone structure
- Corrective make-up
· Corrective make-up demonstration
Eyebrow waxing
Make-up for black and white photos
Make-up for color photos
Presentation of fashion and make-up trends
Make-up for fashion shows
Make-up for theme-based fashion shows
Shading off techniques using oil-based make-up
Make-up for Black and Asian skin
Creating fantastic make-up
Retrospective on period make-up, from the 1920s through the 1970s
Make-up for video and television productions
An initiation to studio hair styling
An initiation to photography:
- Lighting (studio, natural day light...)
· Film
· Cameras
A new session begins each trimester
9 months
DAY CLASSES: Reference D M 9 S
The 9-month course begins with the 3-month course
Cinéma
Make-up used for men and women in cinematographic productions
The theoretical study on Ageing:
- bone structure - muscles - skin
Various Ageing techniques for men and women :
- using make-up (oil-based, powder-based, pencils) - partial latex (eyes, lips) - full facial latex with neck and hands
Creating historical characters using prosthetics
Small special effects:
- skin diseases - wounds - burns - various accidents - perspiration - tears - fatigue
Applying beards, mustaches, wigs, stubble
Applying bald caps
The theoretical study of preparing molds (special effects preparation)
Applying prosthetics
Theater, stage
Standard make-up for actors
- Making lead actors look younger - middle-aged women
Ageing techniques for men and women
Dramatic or comic classic theater: i.e. Folle de Chaillot
Historical make-up: i.e. Cleopatra
Japanese theater: Kabuki - Geisha
Chinese theater: The Peking Opera
All type of transformation for Black skin (Josephine Baker)
All type of transformation for Asian skin (Mandarin)
The study of special make-up effects for the stage, using various products such as: - adhesive tape - various lacquers - eyebrow concealer - plasto-wax
Creating prosthetics (Kleenex, latex, plasto, cotton latex) to be applied to characters for horror productions:
- Skulls - witches - devils - animals, etc.
Pastiches: A theoretical study on the techniques used and diverse examples from the cinema and other areas of show business:
- Greta Garbo - Marilyn Monroe - Gainsbourg, etc.
Classical ballets (romantic - character - modern)
Theme-based ballets
Music hall (cabaret, variety shows)
Face painting - Body painting
Techniques for using water-based make-up
Full body painting, based on specific themes:
Animals (felines, monkeys, birds, etc.)
Representation of clothing, undergarments, etc.
A study of shaded non-figurative themes: sea, fire, plants
Representation of wooden statues, marble statues, etc.Please note: The make-up in these photos was done by the school's students.ont été réalisé par les élèves de l'école
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(9 months of Artistic Make-up + CIDESCO)
Reference D M 9 SC
This class is intended for students in the Artistic Make-up section. It is a complementary program that was designed to develop artistic capacity and general culture, both of which are highly useful to the profession of artistic make-up artist.Drawing
-Volumes and shadows
· Full body and portraits
· Watercolors and pastels
· Documentary study on the various parts of the face, particularly the eyes and mouth and an overall complementary graphic representation.
· Volumes and shadows
· Portraits: study and creation using pencils, Chinese ink and watercolors
· Perspective
· Layout for advertisements
The history of period costumes and creativity
The study of the different eras in the HISTORY OF PERIOD COSTUMES, which helps students to develop a creative spirit. Using his/her own personality, imagination and artistic tastes, the student produces a sketch of a period costume for each era that is studied.
The student is free to choose the specific materials and techniques for these models (fabric collage, paint, etc.).
The student's acquired knowledge enables him/her to produce a work that is cinema and theater-oriented and which, although guided, reflects his/her own personalityThe history of cinema and theater
After studying cinematographic language, the major cinematographic movements (Silent Films, German Expressionism, French Poetic Realism, Italian Neorealism, New Wave, etc.) and other specific genres, such as science fiction and historical films are analyzed using audiovisual documents in order to comprehend the profession's historical scope and specificities.
In terms of the history of theater, a panorama of today's live productions is examined by studying the art's diverse heritages (Greek Theater, Commedia dell'arte, Classical French Theater, Elizabethan Theater, Oriental Theater) and highlighting the importance of the types of make-up used.
An initiation to cinema and theater economics as well as the various professions within this artistic sector provide students with a more concrete approach to this field.
The international CIDESCO diploma is recognized throughout the world.
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These programs are intended for professionals who wish to increase their knowledge and enhance their artistic results.
Class schedules
These programs are offered all year round from Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Program
The curriculum is determined in collaboration with the students.
The courses may cover all parts of the 3-month Beauty Make-up program as well as the 9-month Artistic Make-up program.
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Fees
Upon enrolling, the fees for the Intensive Training Program must be paid in full.Foreign languages
The individualized classes may be given in English.Please note: each participant must bring his/her own model to the class.
This is a very high level program that uses various modern techniques for creating all types of prosthetics for the cinema and theater.
Class schedules
These two-week classes are given during the month of July and are held, non-stop, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (a short lunch is eaten at the school).
- Session: the first two weeks of July (these dates may be modified).
Program
The student is both designer and creator. He/she views several demonstrations as well as creates his/her own project.Taking prints:
The following different products are used: plaster, alginates, plaster bandages, silicones (elastomers). Their properties and means of application are studied. Casts are made of the entire head, face, bust, hands, ears and nose.
Casting molds:
Creating molds and bases in one or more pieces.
Sculpture :
- Transformation, Ageing techniques, creating animals and monsters
Products used: plastiline
A sculpture is made in one or more pieces according to the desired mobility of the mask
Prosthetics:
After making negative molds, different foams are used. Their properties and compositions are studied:
· Cold foam Latex, hot foam Latex
· Make-up and prosthetics application
Creating prosthetics:![]()
Taking prints - casting molds - Sculpture. Products used: waxes and resins.
Products and materials
The school supplies: plaster and hemp as well as other small materials (dental instruments, chisels, etc.).
Students must provide: alginates, elastomers, Cold foam Latex, hot foam Latex, plastiline, waxes, resins and plaster bandages.
Model:
The student must bring in at least one model on the second day as well as the last two days of the program.Please note! There are a limited number of places: only approximately ten students per course. It is essential to enroll in this program at least two months in advance.
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This program is for artistic make-up artists and hairdressers who wish to complete their professional training.
The studio hair styling program allows students to create a multitude of various hairstyles. It is the final touch that enables participants to fully enhance the creative make-up result.
12-WEEK TRAINING COURSE: Ref.:-Using tools
· Different techniques of Baby Liss, waving, smoothing
· Understanding and using rollers
· Hair setting techniques
· Hair drying and styling techniques
· Secret hair styling techniques: crimping, smoothing short and long hair
· 3 basic cuts
· The art of fastening hair
· Braiding techniques
· Chignons, French buns
· Catogans (Chanel)
· Applying hairpieces, wigs and hair extensions
· Creating various contemporary chignons
During this course, the students will create various hairstyles for their Book, based on their own artistic sensitivity and creativity.
24 different hairstyles will be created during this course.
MATERIALS ARE SUPPLIED BY THE SCHOOL
(except for the personal materials required for the Book)
Date Training course dates: A new session begins each trimester
The Book is judged by professionals working outside of the school, who award students with a certificate of professional competency
A new session begins each trimester
Products and materials
These programs are open to everyone (make-up artists, hair stylists, beauticians, etc.), who believes that beauty is a whole. The art of manicure, as we see it and teach it, will fully enable you to develop your creativity.
The complete program is comprised of 4 one-week modules.
Depending on your personal expertise, you may choose to take 1, 2, 3 or 4 modules.
You may also choose to attend customized one-week modules. The program is determined by both the students and the instructor.
TRAINING PROGRAM IN 4 MODULES :-1st week:
- Manicure > modeling
· Nail bandages / nail gels
· Applying nail polish: laquer, iridescent, pearly
· Pedicure / modeling
-2nd week:
-Capsules + false nails with gel, UV
- 3rd week:
-Capsules + false nails with odorless resin + UV
- 4th week:
· Decoration: glitter, motifs, decals, all types of nail decoration
· Needle work
· Piercing, rhinestones
· Air brush
ALL MATERIALS ARE SUPPLIED BY THE SCHOOL
TRAINING PROGRAM DATES: The training programs are held in four-week sessions (modules 1 -4). You may choose to attend all four sessions or separate modules, or simply enroll in "customized" training programs. At the end of the training program, the students are judged on their own creation, carried out on a model, after which they receive a certificate of Competency in Manicure Art.